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Bison in Yellowstone National Park have a food-limited carrying capacity that determines how theirpopulation grows. If the population grows too large, some bison will either starve or migrate to searchfor more food. The park is able to support a maximum population of 4,500 bison. Park conservationofficials must watch the population and prevent the bison from overpopulating, since they would migrateto nearby farms, causing agricultural damage and creating hazards to drivers. The bison begin to migratewhen the population reaches 4,000 because of competition for food.If the current population size of bison is 3,652 and the maximum growth rate of the population is 0.28,calculate the population size after one year and determine whether the park will need to take measures tocontrol the population.a. The population will be 3,845 after a year. The bison will not pose a problem until the followingyear, and no conservation action will need to take place.b. The population will be 4,675 after a year. Some bison will need to be removed to preventmigration, since they will surpass the resource availability.c. The population will be 1,023 after a year, since the growth rate is too low. Conservation effortswill need to focus on increasing the bison population.d. The population will be 4,500 after a year. The bison cannot exceed the carrying capacity, so theywill stop reproducing. Some bison will need to be removed.
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